How to backup Files and Directories Date-wise using bash script automatically

Backup Files and Directories in Linux Using bash script

This is for only System Administrator. One of the simplest ways to backup a system is using a shell script. We will create a shell script using variables, The tar command and the date command to create a dated backup file of a directory, with its sub-directories.

#!/bin/bash

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#                     Backup script.                        #

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# What to backup. 

backup_files="/var/www/html"

# Where to backup to.

dest="/home/user/Desktop"

# Create archive filename.

day=$(date +%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M)

backname="Backup"

archive_file="$backname-$day.tgz"

# Print start status message.

echo "Backing up $backup_files to $dest/$archive_file"

date

echo

# Backup the files using tar.

tar czf $dest/$archive_file $backup_files

# Print end status message.

echo

echo "Backup finished"

date

# Long listing of files in $dest to check file sizes.

ls -lh $dest

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You can make it schedule using crontab.

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